Pope Francis calls on Europe to help migrants: It is enough to open the door, the door of the heart

- All you have to do is open the door, the door of the heart. Let us not fail this holiday - appealed Pope Francis, quoted by Reuters. In his opinion, no country should avoid responsibility in helping refugees.

Pope Francis expressed his best wishes to all Poles: May you be accompanied by joy

According to the Polish Press Agency, during the weekly audience, Pope Francis made Christmas greetings to all Poles. - During Christmas, may you be accompanied by the joy of knowing that without any merit, God loved us with a love so concrete that it became flesh and dwells among us - said Pope Francis. - Let this love named Jesus be born in your hearts, in your homes and in your families. I bless you from the bottom of my heart, he added.

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Vatican. The Pope asks Europe to help refugees: This is the problem of humanity

Pope Francis called on Europe to help refugees. The Holy Father said that during his last trip to Cyprus and Greece, which took place at the beginning of the month, he saw with his own eyes how these people were suffering.

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According to Reuters, 12 migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are resettled to Italy at Pope Francis' expense arrived in Italy last week. The Vatican is still waiting for 48 migrants. - In particular, thanks to the generous openness of the Italian authorities, I was able to bring to Rome a group of people I met during my journey: today some of them are here with us. Welcome! As a church, we will take care of them in the coming months. This is a small sign that I hope will serve as a stimulus for other European countries to allow local church communities to take care of other brothers and sisters who urgently need relocation, accompaniment, promotion and integration, said Pope Francis, quoted by Vatican News ".

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The Pope also expressed the hope that more European countries will open up to help more migrants . - There are many local churches, religious congregations and Catholic organizations ready to welcome them and accompany them on their way to fruitful integration. All that is needed is to open the door, the door of the heart! Let us not fail this Christmas - he added.

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border. The humanitarian crisis continues

Meanwhile, the Granica Group reports that the situation of migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border is still dramatic and has not stabilized at all despite the advent of winter and very low external values. "Today and in the following days, the temperature in Podlasie will drop below -10 degrees Celsius at night. Nevertheless, apart from the grass-roots activities of volunteers and residents, there is still no systemic way out of this dramatic situation on the horizon. "- the organization said on Tuesday, December 21st.